Back in March, Samsung announced its 64GB flash Solid State
Disk (SSD). The 1.8" unit promised read speeds of 65MB/sec and write
speeds of 45MB/sec.

Samsung today revealed that it has started mass production
of its new drive. The 64GB SSD uses 64 eight gigabit single-level cell (SLC)
flash memory chips which are built on a 51 nanometer manufacturing process.

SSDs have the advantage of low power consumption, low
weight, durability, silent operation and high performance. These advantages are
expected to allow SSDs to account for 29 percent of ultra-portable notebooks
and 25 percent of mainstream notebooks according to iSuppli.

For those that simply can’t wait for the 1.8” 64GB SSDs to
arrive, the older and slower 32GB version (53MB/sec reads, 30MB/sec writes) is
available online for the princely
sum of $529.

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